Taking over the major roles on the battlefield, this new army of Republic Soldiers has become the backbone of the Republic's military.
Relying less on the Jedi for military support, the Republic has focused on building up its own force of highly trained and skilled soldiers to continue its fight against the Sith and their Empire. The motivations of the Sith Emperor himself are unknown, much like his identity, but while he continues to carry out his mysterious plans the crippled Republic is struggling to rebuild and repair the damage from the devastating Sith attacks. Now it appears that both factions have come to an uneasy truce and the galaxy is once again in turmoil as fear and uncertainty have taken grip of the people.
It is known that the treaty required the Republic to withdraw its support in all forms from a number of planets that were strong and loyal supporters of the Republic. With enemy forces standing at their front door the Republic Senate was forced to sign the "Treaty of Coruscant," the details of which are scarce.
Its inhabitants, the Selkath, were forced to flee from their cities on the waters surface and continue to live in its dark depths.Īs the war raged on, the Sith sacked and destroyed many planets as they made their way toward the capital of the Galactic Republic, Coruscant the Sith then launched an attack on the capital. In particular, the water world of Manaan, featured in previous KOTOR games, was attacked though it was considered neutral toward the Republic. With a surprise assault the Sith's armada of ships and soldiers launched a devastating attack against the Republic and captured many planets within the Outer Rim. At the end of the first KOTOR game Revan disappeared to try and locate the hidden Sith threat he felt in the Force from beyond the Outer Rim he never returned, instead a new and stronger Sith Empire emerged led by an unknown Emperor.įor centuries the Sith Empire plotted patiently in an unknown sector of space where they gathered their forces to launch an attack against the Galactic Republic, specifically the Jedi Order. Star Wars: The Old Republic takes place three hundred years after the first two Knights of the Old Republic games with a new setting and story while still maintaining some similarities with the previous games in the series. It is scheduled for a March 1st 2012 release in Australia.
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The game was released on the Decemin North America and Europe, for PC only. Star Wars: The Old Republic was officially announced in a live press conference held at LucasArts headquarters in San Francisco, California, on October 21st 2008. The reasoning behind this choice is to give the game a unique appearance without making the system requirements too extreme, allowing it to run on as many computer systems as possible. The art direction of The Old Republic is a blend of realistic and more animated styles, without leaning to the extreme in either direction. With notable voice actors such as Lance Henriksen who will voice the Jedi "Master Gnost-Dural", BioWare claims the amount of voice work is 10 times the size of KOTOR or 40 novels' worth of content.
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The game features full voice acting including the player character, companions and other NPCs (Non-player characters). The game also features a Mass Effect-style dialog wheel, which lets players make dialog choices. The Old Republic will feature many common MMO aspects such as crafting, guilds, and PVP.
BioWare has mentioned that they hope The Old Republic will be structured in a more story driven fashion than most MMORPGs, allowing players to carve "their own epic stories" within the galactic turmoil of the game's setting. The player can make choices throughout the game will influence and determine their alignment towards good or evil, otherwise known as the light and dark sides of the force. Players choose to join either the Sith Empire or the Galactic Republic at the beginning of the game. The Old Republic aims to maintain the core gameplay and principles of the previous Knights of the Old Republic games in a new large online environment. The Old Republic takes place approximately three hundred years after the events of the first two Knights of the Old Republic games. Star Wars: The Old Republic is an MMORPG from famed developer BioWare based in large part on their highly acclaimed Knights of the Old Republic franchise.